Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Bromley
Bromley Civic Centre, Churchill Court, 2 Westmoreland Road
Bromley
BR11AS
UK
E-mail: procurement@bromley.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI61
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.bromley.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Online Legal Library Service
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79980000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Online legal libraries/research services to access legal information such as legislation, case law, practice and procedure notes and precedent documents.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
89 510.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI61
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council's Legal Services team use online legal libraries/research services to access legal information such as legislation, case law, practice and procedure notes and precedent documents.
The product operates on a subscription model, payment of an annual subscription to access the online materials.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The Council's Legal Services is a member of the London Boroughs' Legal Alliance (LBLA). The LBLA is a collaborative partnership of local authority legal teams in London which provides these teams with procurement and training support. Last year the LBLA, at the instigation of its members, requested tenders for its legal libraries. As a result of this process, and as per the terms of the procurement conducted by the LBLA, the Council has selected the most economically advantageous tender and awarded a contract with a duration of 2 Years and 8 Months.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Thomson Rueters
1679046
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 89 510.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/08/2026